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What tourer tyre

  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    5 years ago



  • mickle
    mickle
    5 years ago
    My preferred tyre for these larger Tourers is defiantly the American Elite, I even fitted a set to the Fatboy.
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    5 years ago
    Quoting mickle on 15 Jul 2018 09:33 AM

    My preferred tyre for these larger Tourers is defiantly the American Elite, I even fitted a set to the Fatboy.

    I have a American Elite on the rear, good tyre
  • markwoumla
    markwoumla
    5 years ago
    First off I am only talking touring bikes...
    Am I missing something ??? … In the video , he mentions stock oem Dunlop tires as American Elite.... The tyre that is shown is the stock tyre with the Harley logo on the tyre..
    The American Elite tyre , (which is Dunlop), is other tyre, (different tread, but same compound, with no Harley logo), made by Dunlop to compete with the Harley  stock tyre that Dunlop supply to Harley.... I believe there is now , (in the US) , an American Elite 2 , and what I have read, an American Elite 3 tyre..... 

    Which tyre is the best ,,, well usually the conversation turns into a oil debate thread..... I just thought I would post up, as I think what the guy in the video was saying , was confusing  or wrong, regarding Harley stock tires and Dunlop American Elite tires  …….


  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    5 years ago
    Ha Ha fuck you i am out of here! LOL 
  • STEAMER
    STEAMER
    5 years ago

    I know Mickle runs the Dunlop Americana Elite, and thats what I got on rear of my FXST, good in all weather. , I also have the Michellin Comander 2 on front and happy with it, Last front M-C-2 I get just over 21000km


  • mickle
    mickle
    5 years ago
    One more thing on tyres, no matter where you live in Oz the road surface is completely different from state to
    state, so what may suite one may not another, if I didn't need good mileage I would also run Pirelli. I noticed 
    Northern WA the road surfaces were brutal, great for grip but not longevity.
  • keith
    keith
    5 years ago
    Quoting mickle on 15 Jul 2018 08:27 PM

    One more thing on tyres, no matter where you live in Oz the road surface is completely different from state to
    state, so what may suite one may not another, if I didn't need good mileage I would also run Pirelli. I noticed 
    Northern WA the road surfaces were brutal, great for grip but not longevity.

    World wide road surfaces, to be political correct there Mick, appears to be a US Pauly has picked up on. 
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